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ATU Local 1181

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    In Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181:

  • Can the AFL-CIO avoid a RICO suit in ATU L. 1181?

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  • NYC schoolbus drivers demand action against indicted officers

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  • Amalgamated Transit international refuses to oust Local 1181 officers accused of mob domination

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  • ATU bus drivers win two week strike

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    One thousand bus drivers won a two week strike against four private companies that provide para-transit service to the elderly and disabled for the Metropolitan Transit Authority in New York City. The strike was led by members of the Drivers Coalition, a rank-and-file caucus that organized to demand better representation in Amalgamated Transport Union Local 1181.

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    Local 241, Chicago: Never a dull moment in this 6,700-member local of city bus drivers. Lamont Coleman and Marcus Scott continue their campaign to open up the union, for the right of members to free discussion in break rooms, for information on side agreements with management, and for rescheduling membership meetings at a more convenient time for members. Now a second group sought to file charges against the local president, accusing him of agreeing to contract memos without membership approval and of adding his wife to the union payroll to campaign for Obama. According to Coleman, a vote of 75% at a membership meeting is required before charges can be processed for trial. But 75% of what? This turns out to be an odd 75%. Here, he reports, is how it worked out:

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